Portland's long time newspaper of record, the Portland Press-Herald, began printing in November 1921 as Guy Patterson Gannett's merging of the Portland Daily Press (which began in 1862), and the Portland Herald (which was a short-lived successor of the Eastern Argus, which began in 1803). Gannett later purchased the Portland Evening Express, and the Portland Sunday Telegram, and by the 1940s, the Press-Herald as we know it today took shape as a daily newspaper.

The Library's Portland Room provides access to the complete run of the Press-Herald (as well as the Evening Express and Sunday Telegram, along with their predecessor newspapers) on microfilm.
An additional electronic resource, offering the Press-Herald fulltext, beginning in 1995 is the Maine Newsstand database, freely accessible in Maine via Digital Maine Library.

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Submissions from 1993

Testimony continued on Thursday in the case of Raymond Moreau, the former York C

Testimony continued on Thursday in the case of Raymond Moreau, the former York C

Tests conducted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection found high c

Tests conducted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection found high c

Tests taken last summer show a decline in dioxin levels in most fish taken from

Tests taken last summer show a decline in dioxin levels in most fish taken from

TGI Friday, a popular Portland restaurant, yesterday served Thanksgiving dinners

The 107 Club is an informal group of younger, moderate Republican and older, co

The 107 Club is an informal group of younger, moderate Republican and older, co

The 13,000-square-foot Community Resource Center, scheduled to open this summer

The 13,000-square-foot Community Resource Center, scheduled to open this summer

The 1,500 workers at the Pratt & Whitney plant in North Berwick are waiting to s

The 1,500 workers at the Pratt & Whitney plant in North Berwick are waiting to s

The 15-member Apportionment Committee last week failed to agree on a plan for th

The 15-member Apportionment Committee last week failed to agree on a plan for th

The 160-year-old Marean House in Standish, saved from demolition because of outr

The 160-year-old Marean House in Standish, saved from demolition because of outr

The 167-year-old Wedding Cake House in Kennebunk has been put on the market for

The 167-year-old Wedding Cake House in Kennebunk has been put on the market for

The 1994-95 state budget will phase in the state's complicated school funding fo

The 1994-95 state budget will phase in the state's complicated school funding fo

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 15-year-old court order known as

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 15-year-old court order known as

The 1st U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by the National Labor Relati

The 1st U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by the National Labor Relati

The 200 workers at the Hannaford Bros. warehouse in Winthrop used an approach ca

The 206-foot DiMillo's Floating Restaurant, christened the Richmond when it was

The 250-member Maine Economic Growth Council, with members drawn mostly from the

The 250-member Maine Economic Growth Council, with members drawn mostly from the

The $300,000 that ALC Development Corp. paid for 55 acres of Camp Ketcha in Scar

The $300,000 that ALC Development Corp. paid for 55 acres of Camp Ketcha in Scar

The 33/50 program was started by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in

The 33/50 program was started by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in

The 400-foot Pioneer Kazakhstan cruised into Searsport with 2.2 million board fe

The 60-member South Portland Maintenance and Bus Drivers' Association, which rep

The 650,000 mice residing at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor produce some 152 g

The 650,000 mice residing at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor produce some 152 g

The 67-employee Nichols Motor plant in Gray will cease operations by the end of

The 67-employee Nichols Motor plant in Gray will cease operations by the end of

The 71-mile stretch of Route 1 between Bath and Belfast is travelled by 125,000

The 71-mile stretch of Route 1 between Bath and Belfast is travelled by 125,000

The 7,627-acre Damariscotta River estuary has been the focus of six months of re

The 7th Annual Spring for Life art auction will take place Saturday at the Holid

The 7th Annual Spring for Life art auction will take place Saturday at the Holid

The Airmed Skycare helicopter which crashed into Casco Bay on Friday had develop

The Alfond family has agreed to sell the Dexter Shoe Co. to billionaire Warren B

The Alfond family has agreed to sell the Dexter Shoe Co. to billionaire Warren B

The Alpha Tau Omega national fraternity said yesterday that it is closing its ch

The Alpha Tau Omega national fraternity said yesterday that it is closing its ch

The American Institute of Architects has chosen the Haystack Mountain School of

The American Lung Association of Maine wants to develop a long-term, statewide s

The American Lung Association of Maine wants to develop a long-term, statewide s

The American Playhouse production of the film version of Carolyn Chute's "The Be

The American Playhouse production of the film version of Carolyn Chute's "The Be

The Androscoggin County Commission filed suit in Superior Court in an attempt to

The Androscoggin County Commission filed suit in Superior Court in an attempt to

The Androscoggin County Commission filed suit in Superior Court in an attempt to

The Androscoggin County Commission filed suit in Superior Court in an attempt to

The Annual Bailey Island Tuna Tournament, now in its 55th year, is the oldest in

The Annual Bailey Island Tuna Tournament, now in its 55th year, is the oldest in

The annual report of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Pr

The annual report of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Pr

The anti-logging protesters blocking an access road to Mount Blue State Park hav

The anti-logging protesters blocking an access road to Mount Blue State Park hav

The Apportionment Commission voted 8-7 to approve a plan opposed by commision Re

The Apportionment Commission voted 8-7 to approve a plan opposed by commision Re

The Aquarium Development Corp., which has proposed building a $35 million Gulf o

The Armenian Cultural Society of Portland, a group of about 50 area families wit

The Armenian Cultural Society of Portland, a group of about 50 area families wit

The Army Corps of Engineers has rejected a plan by the Freeport School Departmen

The Army Corps of Engineers has rejected a plan by the Freeport School Departmen

The Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to remove contaminated soil from the si

The Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to remove contaminated soil from the si

The Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle, which opened two months ago, was desi

The arrest of Eli Cayer, 20, on charges of defacing property by spray-painting h

The arrest of Eli Cayer, 20, on charges of defacing property by spray-painting h

The arson trial of Virgil Smith, 19, charged with murder, arson and attempted mu

The Atlantic Surf Clam might be harvested year-round without a license. The mos

The Atlantic Surf Clam might be harvested year-round without a license. The mos

The attorney for Dale Wood, the Bangor-area native on trial for the murder of Lu

The attorney for Dale Wood, the Bangor-area native on trial for the murder of Lu

The attorney general's criminal investigations unit has concluded that there was

The average salary for teachers in Maine increased by $161 last year, to $30,258

The average salary for teachers in Maine increased by $161 last year, to $30,258

The average sale price for a home in Falmouth last year was $185,000, putting ho

The average sale price for a home in Falmouth last year was $185,000, putting ho

The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, also known as the Potato Railroad, stretches

The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, also known as the Potato Railroad, stretches

The Bangor boys basketball team beat South Portland 62-37 to capture the state C

The Bangor boys basketball team beat South Portland 62-37 to capture the state C

The Bangor City Council on Monday voted 7-2 to reject a proposal by Orono busine

The Bangor City Council on Monday voted 7-2 to reject a proposal by Orono busine

The Basin site in Phippsburg, an archaeological site on the shores of a saltwate

The Basin site in Phippsburg, an archaeological site on the shores of a saltwate

The Bath City Council has scheduled a closed-door meeting for Wednesday to consi

The Baxter State Park Authority last week voted unanimously to uphold a ban on m

The Baxter State Park Authority last week voted unanimously to uphold a ban on m

The Baxter State Park Authority voted unanimously to continue a ban on motorcycl

The Baxter State Park Authority voted unanimously to continue a ban on motorcycl

The Biddeford fire which killed 2-year-old Ashley Alvarez of Massachusetts Frida